Johns Hopkins professor blasts his OWN college and the mainstream media for not publicizing study that found COVID lockdowns only reduced deaths by 0.2% because it doesn't fit their 'narrative'

• Economists at the college found that lockdowns reduced deaths by just 0.2%
• The meta-analysis of 24 studies called stay-at-home orders 'ill-founded' policy 
• Makary, a surgeon and professor, said the university didn't publicize the findings
• He called out the media for ignoring the study on Tucker Carlson's show
• Economists who carried out the review said border closures had virtually zero effect on Covid mortality (-0.1%)
• Researchers found closing nonessential shops was most effective, causing 10.6% fall

By ADAM MANNO and GINA MARTINEZ and MORGAN PHILLIPS, POLITICS REPORTER and CONNOR BOYD DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE

A Johns Hopkins professor slammed his university and the mainstream media for downplaying a study conducted by economists at the university that found that COVID-19 lockdowns only reduced virus deaths by 0.2 percent.

Dr. Martin Makary warned that 'people may already have their own narrative written' about the effectiveness of lockdowns in an interview with Tucker Carlson Wednesday night.  

'Johns Hopkins itself did not even put out a press release about this study, and if you look at the media coverage, it's one of the biggest stories in the world today, and yet certain media outlets have not even covered it,' Makary told the Fox News host.

Makary is a professor of surgery at the private university in Baltimore. He was not involved in the study.

Economists at the college carried out a meta-analysis and found that restrictions imposed in the spring of 2020 - including stay-at-home orders, compulsory masks and social distancing - only reduced COVID mortality by 0.2 percent. 

They warned that lockdowns caused 'enormous economic and social costs' and concluded that they were 'ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument' going forward. 

Dr. Martin Makary (right) said that 'people may already have their own narrative written' about the effectiveness of lockdowns in an interview with Tucker Carlson Wednesday night

 

A study done by economists at Johns Hopkins found that lockdowns - including stay-at-home orders and school closures - only lowered COVID deaths by 0.2 percent overall